• adj.
    ⦿so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
    lexical concept
  • a boring evening with uninteresting people
  • a dull play
  • a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
  • his competent but dull performance
  • other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
  • tedious days on the train
  • the deadening effect of some routine tasks
  • the tiresome chirping of a cricket
  • what an irksome task the writing of long letters is

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechadjective satellite
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:slow
  2. enl:tiresome
  3. enl:wearisome
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skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
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  • boringdeadeningdullho-humirksomeslowtedioustiresomewearisome
  • boringdeadeningho-humirksometiresomewearisome